The Road to Confederation
Students examine the political, economic, and security factors in British North America that necessitated a federal union.
Key Questions
- 1What were the primary "push" and "pull" factors leading to the 1867 union?
- 2How did the American Civil War and the threat of Fenian raids influence Canadian politicians?
- 3To what extent was Confederation an elitist project that ignored the general population?
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